Insecticide use practices in cocoa production in four regions in Ghana

West African Journal of Applied Ecology

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 39-48

  Antwi Agyakwa, Akua K ^a   Osekre, E A ^a   Adu Acheampong, R ^b   Ninsin, K D ^c  

^a KWAME NKRUMAH UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Ghana)

^b New Tafo   (Ghana)

^c Animal Research Institute Ghana   (Ghana)

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